Socioeconomic Factors
Rent Prices
The two scatterplots here show the following:
Rent Burden
- A 5 percentage point increase in the number of
people in a Tract who are rent burdened is correlated
with an increase of 1 person (per 5,000) falling into
homelessness.
- On average, almost 4 more people (per 5,000) fall
into homelessness in the most rent burdened Tracts than they do in the
least rent burdened Tracts.
Median Gross Rent
- An 8 percent increase in the median gross
rent in a Tract is correlated with an increase of 1
person (per 5,000) falling into homelessness.
- On average, almost 3 more people (per 5,000) fall
into homelessness in Tracts with the highest rent increase than they do
in ones with the lowest.
Evictions and Overcrowded Rentals
The two plots here show the following:
Evictions
- An increase of 2 in the historical eviction filing
rate in a Tract is correlated with an increase of 1 person (per
5,000) falling into homelessness.
- On average, almost 5 more people (per 5,000) fall
into homelessness in Tracts with the highest historical eviction rates
than they do in Tracts with the least.
Overcrowded Rental Units
- A 1 percentage point increase in the number of
people who live in overcrowded rental units is
correlated with an increase of 1 person (per 5,000)
falling into homelessness.
- On average, almost 5 more people (per 5,000) fall
into homelessness in Tracts with the highest number of overcrowded
rental units than they do in Tracts with the least.
Housing Values and Gentrification
The two plots here show the following:
Housing Values
- A 6 percent increase in housing values in a Tract
is correlated with an increase of 1 person (per 5,000)
falling into homelessness.
Gentrification
- On average, approximately 16 more people (per
5,000) fall into homelessness in gentrifying
Tracts than they do in Tracts that are not gentrifying.
Health Access
The two scatterplots here show the following:
Health Insurance
- A 3 percentage point increase in the number of
people in a Tract who do not have health insurance is
correlated with an increase of 1 person (per 5,000)
falling into homelessness.
Health Services
- A decrease of 2 health service facilities (per 1,000
people) is correlated with an increase of 1 person (per
5,000) falling into homelessness.
Poverty and Unemployment Rates
The two scatterplots here show the following:
Poverty
- A 2 percentage point increase in the
poverty rate in a Tract is correlated with an
increase of 1 person (per 5,000) falling into
homelessness.
Unemployment
- A 1 percentage point increase in the
unemployment rate is correlated with an
increase of 1 person (per 5,000) falling into
homelessness.
Race and Ethnicity
The two scatterplots here show the following:
- A 2 percentage point increase in the proportion of
a Tract’s population that is non-Hispanic Black is
correlated with an increase of 1 person (per 5,000)
falling into homelessness.
- A 4 percentage point increase in the proportion of
a Tract’s population that is Hispanic is correlated
with an increase of 1 person (per 5,000) falling into
homelessness.